The urban block : a guide for urban designers, architects and town planners /

The block is no more than the land and building area defined by streets. It is the0nature of the interface between the two, which has a critical impact on the0quality of the spaces between those buildings. The importance of the0block to city life is well rehearsed, and in any case, we seldom find ou...

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Main Authors:	Tarbatt, Jonathan (Author), Tarbatt, Chloe Street (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : RIBA Publishing, [2020]
Subjects:	City planning. Urbanization. Architectural design.
Summary:	The block is no more than the land and building area defined by streets. It is the0nature of the interface between the two, which has a critical impact on the0quality of the spaces between those buildings. The importance of the0block to city life is well rehearsed, and in any case, we seldom find ourselves0in the business of making cities from scratch. But we are in the business of0making new houses, neighbourhoods and new local centres, and we need lots of0them: 250,000 a year to be imprecise. Against the background of a burgeoning0housing shortage in the UK, there are varied issues to be reconciled.0The Urban Block charts the fall and rise of the perimeter block as the staple of0urban form and structure from ancient times. It takes you through the0process of understanding, defining, structuring and designing the block. Carefully0selected urban and suburban case examples explain "do's and don'ts" of good0block layout and will help you to produce better masterplans, while staying in0touch with commercial realities. This is an essential guide for urban0designers, masterplanners and architects that will allow you to produce quality0streetscapes in a contemporary context.